How to Use eye-opener in a Sentence

eye-opener

noun
  • And Thompson-Robinson might be in for an eye-opener facing Aaron Donald for the first time.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • That very first meeting was just an eye-opener for me in terms of the colonization of the Inuit in Greenland, how it was done and the systemic tools that were used.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 Mar. 2023
  • That song was written to be an eye-opener, so maybe some of your kids or grandkids will feel guilty and go see about grandma or go see about grandpa.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Such a change is a jarring, physical eye-opener, and also a crisis of conscience.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Its inclusion in this show will no doubt be an eye-opener for Smithsonian viewers and, for some of them, a soothing balm.
    Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The developments this week will have been an eye-opener for William, with the future surely occupying some of his thoughts.
    Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Cue the Salma — a nice balance of mezcal, fig puree, egg white and black lemon — and Arak in a Hard Place, a vivid orange eye-opener that refreshes with elderflower liqueur and sparkling wine.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • The findings are quite the eye-opener: one in 10 Amazon customers have been offered incentives like gift cards, refunds and even free products, all in a bid to rack up those golden stars next to products.
    Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • For Stocking, who has been a professional creator for 10 years but has been active on Snap for fewer than eight months, the revenue sharing program has been an eye-opener.
    Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2023
  • This collection of erudite essays is a rich, revealing eye-opener.
    Allen Pierleoni -, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Much of this is covered in Martin’s memoir Born Standing Up, yet the chance to see his recollections buffered by the real thing is a treasure trove for aficionados and an eye-opener for those who just know the gray-haired actor as an éminence grise.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Her offhand mention of their marital infidelities — William’s being more involved than hers — is an eye-opener.
    Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2023
  • The biggest eye-opener, however, was legislation to allow striking workers to collect state unemployment insurance after two weeks.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023

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